Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 713: Chapter 702 Celebration Banquet (1)

Qiao Jing slightly squinted her phoenix eyes, sizing up the staff member with a scrutinizing gaze before slowly speaking.

"What does Zhan Kaiyang want by coming here?"

She found it strange when she saw Zhan Kaiyang appearing near the research institute. It grew stranger still when she later observed the briefcase in his hands.

In fact, she hadn’t given much thought to the briefcase. To be exact, if it were just an ordinary briefcase, she wouldn’t have thought twice about it. The problem was the staff member...

Instinct told her that something was about to happen.

Already feeling a bit guilty, the staff member swallowed when he met Qiao Jing’s scrutinizing eyes. His brain whirred to fabricate an excuse on the spot.

"He didn’t say much. Didn’t we announce this morning that our research institute achieved some phased successes? I had some interactions with Mr. Zhan before, and since he happened to pass by the institute today, he called me out to say a few words of congratulations," said the staff member nervously.

He paused, before continuing:

"He wished for Professor Qiao’s Research Institute’s future work to go smoothly and to make greater contributions to the empire, hoping I would pass on the message."

After listening to the staff member, Qiao Jing nodded thoughtfully, pondering for a moment.

The congratulatory message was quite formal, and moreover, Zhan Kaiyang didn’t know she was Professor Qiao. It was normal for such words to come from him.

In the end, Qiao Jing had no suspicions and waved the staff member away.

When she arrived at her own lab, she discovered Chi Yuhang standing at the door, unsure how long he had been waiting.

She approached with a hint of curiosity.

"Are you here looking for Nanqing?"

Zhan Nanqing, who was in the lab, turned to look at the door instantly after hearing her name.

Seeing Qiao Jing and Chi Yuhang at the door, she approached with a face full of nosiness.

"What’s the matter? Why are you calling me?" she asked.

Qiao Jing looked helplessly at Zhan Nanqing’s nosy face and asked:

"How can your ears be so sharp?"

Zhan Nanqing let out a "hehe" and laughed twice.

"Well, I heard you call my name, so I came over. What’s going on?" she inquired.

Yuhang looked cautiously toward Qiao

Qiao, I... I have a question for

slightly and responded with a faint "hmm," waiting

Yuhang scratched his head

the

Yuhang’s hesitance, Zhan

Chi Yuhang’s demeanor, it seemed he would stutter for half a day without getting

urged him, "Just say whatever it is, why all

passed before Chi Yuhang finally plucked up

banquet tonight? He was very happy to learn about the success of the research and has some congratulatory words he would like to say to you in person. It’s just... I’ve heard that our research institute’s celebration banquets are not open to outsiders... My grandfather is advanced in age, and he really wants to personally congratulate you. I know it’s not an easy

Chi Yuhang could finish speaking, Qiao Jing agreed without

"It’s possible," she said.

had some important matter that he was struggling to speak about; it turned out to be such

just an additional guest for the banquet, which

frowned at Qiao Jing’s quick agreement and covertly

precedent in our research institute. Only our own

a pause, she sneaked a glance at Chi Yuhang, her

What if other

Jing lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, but couldn’t think of a

promised Chi Yuhang that he could bring Old Master Chi, and it would not be good to go back on her word now, yet the issue

she could come up with a solution,

everyone bring one or two direct relatives and stipulate that the staff cannot reveal Xiao Jing’s

sudden sound of Xu Hongzu’s voice and stepped back a few paces, lightly patting her

are you suddenly

casual stroll. As soon as I stepped out,

proposed by Xu

Zhan Nanqing remembered Xu Hongzu’s words. Her eyes instantly brightened as well, and

indeed a good idea. Qiao Jing,

for a moment,

would work, as long as my identity

members to celebrate together, even just

case, as long as her condition of not revealing her identity was met, any arrangement

On the other side.

he saw Zhan Nan

Zhan Kaiyang’s return, their eyes immediately began to sparkle with

did

you give Qiao Jing a

Kaiyang shook

"Not yet."

important matter. A direct confrontation with Qiao Jing was not the